Before daybreak of the 17th Harrison inadvertently stumbled upon the Union picket line, a few shots were fired, Harrison was captured, and his pickets were withdrawn from the corn and formed along its south border.
Carman misspelled signally, probably due to Walton's misspelling it in his report. p. 293. Chamberlaine's middle initial was W., not A, also incorrect in index, p. 638. p. 314. Hudgins should read Hudgin, also incorrect in index, p.
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